fundamental particles

Why Peter Higgs leaves a huge legacy in the field of physics

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On April 8, 2024, British theoretical physicist Peter Ware Higgs died at the age of 94. It was almost twelve years ago, on July 4, 2012, in a rather inauspicious lecture hall in Geneva, Switzerland, when Higgs became an icon. figure in modern science. That was the day it was announced that collisions between particles … Read more

‘Wavy space-time’ can explain why gravity does not obey quantum rules

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A new theory suggests that the unification between quantum physics and general relativity has eluded scientists for a hundred years because huge ‘fluctuations’ in space and time mean gravity doesn’t follow quantum rules. Since the early 20th century, two revolutionary theories have defined our fundamental understanding of the physics that governs the universe. Quantum physics … Read more